Help fix my diet please....

[smokescreen1027]

OK, I eat relatively clean now (at least a hell of a lot better before I started learning from here several months ago). Anyways, I was just wondering if you guys could help get my diet to where it should be. Currently, I am doing BOM Beginner and am in Phase 1 Week 4. I need to lose the fat in my belly and sides, as this is the only area I seem to have much fat (11% bf, but do have a gut). Below is a typical day for me. Please let me know what I need to change/add. Thanks.

Breakfast (7am): 3 eggs & bacon or oatmeal w/ protein & fruit
Snack (10am): walnuts --> what else should I eat here?
Lunch (12pm): salad (plain or chicken or ham&cheese), baby carrots, apple/grapes
snack (2pm): peanuts
snack (4pm): can of tuna
pre-workout (5pm): protein bar
workout at 5:30
pwo shake: 45-51 g vanilla protein, tbsp l-glutamine, milk, ice cubes
Dinner (7pm or so): whatever the wife makes, but always has mixed veggies or peas or broccoli and/or salad
snack: ???? need help on this one, usually have PB or cheese

Also, I take a multivitamin 3xday, CLA, & ZMA.
Sorry for the length of the post, but I think this is the last fix I need to make to really see the gains (and losses) that I am looking for. Thanks for any input.

[mountn21]

If you like the stuff, Cottage cheese is a great protein food. The casein protein in it makes it a great bedtime snack. I mix mine with peanut butter. Yeah, might sound gross, but for some reason it takes great.

[mountn21]

oops, I didn't the ZMA portion. I dont think you can take ZMA with Calcium, so maybe the cottage cheese for bedtime snack isnt a great idea.

[Johnka]

Steve,
I would replace the bacon with healthier fats (monos or omega-3's) if you're trying to lose the gut. Also, get used to having protein with every meal. E.g., have a chicken breast with your peanuts at 2, and some source of meat with your salad. Also, some fish oil caps would be a good idea with the tuna.

Protein bars can be tricky, because most of them are loaded with sugar, or sugar alcohols, neither of which is conducive to fat loss.

About the ZMA, go ahead and eat your cottage cheese before bed, and have a big glass of water, so that you'll wake up in 3 hours for the bathroom, and then you can take the ZMA.

[smokescreen1027]

Does the bacon part change if I say it's turkey bacon? I forgot to mention that in my original post.
For the salad, does turkey pepperoni or deli ham/turkey count?
What brand of fish oil caps would you recommend? Or would fish oil or flaxseed oil work as well?

Thanks for all the input so far.

[RipStone]

Originally posted by Steve H.:
Does the bacon part change if I say it's turkey bacon? I forgot to mention that in my original post.
For the salad, does turkey pepperoni or deli ham/turkey count?
What brand of fish oil caps would you recommend? Or would fish oil or flaxseed oil work as well?

Thanks for all the input so far.

I believe turkey bacon is betetr than bacon, but you gotta watch the sodium on store bought deli-style meats in general. Turkey pepperoni has some fat in it. I suggest you make a bumch of boneless, skinless chicken breasts for the week so you can have them with salads, snacks, etc.

[JoshDunn]

for extra info have a read of Adams Diet at the top this forum.

this guy knows his foods